Middle East

Berisha Tones Down Nano Threat

Climbdown follows foreign warnings against attempt to overturn government.

21 Feb 05

Worries that enlargement is creating a new Iron Curtain in south-east Europe appear misplaced.

21 Feb 05

Imminent membership application risks weakening the Macedonia’s reformers and destabilising its fragile democracy.

21 Feb 05

With elections due in November, the authorities are reluctant to undertake job-cutting reforms.

21 Feb 05

Last month's violent riots have not shaken the internationals' determination to make Kosovo's leadership play by their rules.

21 Feb 05

A recent shootout has provoked demands for a revamp of Kosovo’s international police

21 Feb 05

Workers struggling to make ends meet at home are heading for western European countries in unprecedented numbers.

21 Feb 05

Love is in the air in the Balkans - if the Eurovision Song Contest is anything to go by.

21 Feb 05

The international community’s flagging interest in the Balkans could undermine media development and democracy in the region.

21 Feb 05

Failure to join PfP programme could result in dismissals and even constitutional changes to Republika Srpska.

21 Feb 05

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